The Mind Of The Traveler: From Gilgamesh To Global Tourism

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By (author): "Eric J. Leed"
Genres:Travel books  Philosophy books  Ancient History books  Walking books  
Publish Date: 1991
The Mind Of The Traveler: From Gilgamesh To Global Tourism
ISBN0465046193
ISBN139780465046195
AsinThe Mind Of The Traveler: From Gilgamesh To Global Tourism
Original titleThe Mind of the Traveler: From Gilgamesh to Global Tourism
An account of the role of the traveller in human history. From the Epic of Gilgamesh to the age of mass tourism, travel has profoundly altered our sense of ourselves and our sense of the world. This book is an excursion through these transformations of passage.